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Escharotics: Herbal Surgery for Tumours

by Lev G Fedyniak

Botanic surgery is only one of numerous options in the treatment of cancer. What's more, no procedure should be undertaken as a sole treatment but as part of an approach. Supportiv...

Extract from Eat Your Weeds!

by Julie Bruton-Seal and Matthew Seal

Weeds are strong and resilient, and can survive the vagaries of climate change better than our pampered crops. We now know that a greater diversity of plants enhances life in the so...

Flower Power

by Kirsten Hartvig

We are in the middle of the flower season, as I am sure you will have noticed. In the old herbal traditions, as in many other healing arts, flowers are linked to the element of air ...

Galium Aparine - Cleavers for Spring Cleansing

by Anne McIntyre

One of the first wild herbs to appear in hedgerows in spring is cleavers. Also known as goosegrass as geese enjoy eating it, this common ‘weed’ is native to Europe and recognized b...

Ginger - The Most Valuable Herb

by G Ravishankar

Allopathic medical practitioners prescribe medicines for one disease, but it leads to another disease by way of side effects. The drugs contains different kinds of chemical compone...

Ginkgo Biloba - The Longevity Herb

by Klaus Ferlow

Ginkgo has been called the Elixir of Youth - modern medicine from an ancient tree.

Healing Spices

by Kirsten Hartvig

In a world that is awash with taste-alike processed foods and synthetic flavourings, the many reasons for using real spices have all but disappeared, together with the cultures for ...

Healing with the Wonderful Herb Pepper - A Plant with Immense Medicinal Value

by G Ravishankar

This article focuses on the beneficial effects, medicinal value and advantages of the cayenne pepper, from ancient times to recent clinical studies. Consumption of black pepper not...

Health Benefits of Golden Root (Rhodiola Rosea)

by Klaus Ferlow

Rhodiola rosea (Golden root) is an plant of the Crassulaceae family indigenous to the cold regions of the world such as Arctic regions of Eastern Siberia, the Rocky mountains, mount...

Health Benefits of Horticultural Therapy

by Marilyn Mountford

The concept of horticultural therapy is relatively new in the UK, but the curative effects of gardening on the mentally ill were realized in the USA as early as the 18th century, a...

Helpful Herbs Following Surgery

by Anne McIntyre

The author has recently undergone a half-knee replacement, and the topic of this article is to share with her readers the particular herbs which she found helpful during her conval...

Herbal Beauties in Late Summer

by Barbara Payne

In this column the author shares tips on how to keep gardens looking pretty, with Aromatherapy Fragrances, in a shabby-chic kind of way in the late summer, a season when most peopl...

Herbal Care for Your Hair

by Klaus Ferlow

An Anglo-Indian word "shampoo" is derived from the Hindi "champo", meaning "head massage." "Champo is  in turn is derived from the Sanskrit/Hindi word "champa”,  perhaps referring ...

Herbal Essential Oils For Winter Cheer

by Barbara Payne

Barbara Payne shares her love for nature by growing herbs and organising botany sessions in her garden. Now with winter fast approaching, and forced to spend more time indoors, she...

Herbal Medicine, Antibiotics and the Immune System

by Neil Clegg

Since the discovery of Penicillin antibiotics have come a long way. Ironically today Penicillin is rarely used as bacteria have become resistant. As each new family of antibiotics ...

Herbal Medicines to Reduce the Excitatory Effect of Histamine and Treat Allergic Conditions

by Paul Michael

This article gives a highly authoritative, technical and well-documented account of the activity of histamine in relation to the body’s complex reactions to stressors, listing its ...

Herbal Remedies for Altitude Sickness

by Anne McIntyre

The author, acclaimed Medical Herbalist and author describes in clinical details the causes and clinical and physiological symptoms of altitude sickness, which may lead to Cerebr...

Herbs - at the Forefront of Modern Medicine

by Anne McIntyre

The world of herbal medicine offers a wide range of applications and treatments on several different levels, ranging from everyday over-the-counter remedies for more symptomatic ...

Herbs and General Inflammation (Co-infestation)

by Alan Hopking

It is now known that idiopathic inflammatory conditions that are chronic and long-term are primarily caused by mycoplasma bacteria. ... But treatments can be successful with persist...

Herbs, Spices and Nutrition

by Vivienne Bradshaw-Black

According to the author, what the modern Western diet normally overlooks, in addition to the quality and wholeness of foods, is the importance of herbs and spices as essential nu...